British punitive expedition of 1897

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_operation
gptkbp:aftermath Oba Ovonramwen exiled to Calabar
Benin City annexed by British
Benin art dispersed to museums worldwide
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Benin_Expedition_of_1897
gptkbp:casualties British soldiers killed
Benin defenders killed
gptkbp:cause ambush of British delegation
death of British officials
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Sir_Harry_Rawson
gptkb:Oba_Ovonramwen
gptkbp:date 1897
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label British punitive expedition of 1897
gptkbp:involvedCountry gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:location gptkb:Benin_Kingdom
Benin City
gptkbp:notableEvent destruction of Benin City
removal of Benin Bronzes
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Scramble_for_Africa
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:British_Empire
gptkb:Oba_Ovonramwen
gptkb:Benin_Bronzes
gptkb:Colonial_Nigeria
gptkbp:result British victory
capture of Benin City
exile of Oba Ovonramwen
looting of Benin Bronzes
gptkbp:significance end of Benin Kingdom's independence
beginning of British colonial rule in Benin
gptkbp:target gptkb:Benin_Kingdom
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4